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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) received a commitment from U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julián Castro to assist the former residents of Church Street South in New Haven and to work to increase access to affordable housing for Connecticut residents. Murphy underscored the decrepit conditions that residents at Church Street South were forced to endure and requested that HUD continue to diligently work with Connecticut to resolve the problem. Murphy specifically asked for Secretary Castro to commit to rebuilding Connecticut’s affordable housing capacity, and to explore new ways to ensure that HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) is sufficiently working to provide families with housing that is decent, safe, and in good repair

Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) concluded two days of seminars designed to inform local leaders in eastern Connecticut about grant opportunities available through the USDA-Rural Development Direct Loan & Grant Programs. At events held in Dayville and Colchester, Congressman Courtney discussed the loan program which supported $38.6 million in loans and $5.2 million in grants in Connecticut’s Second Congressional District last year. That funding helped to launch several projects such as expanding the municipal sewer system in Deep River, purchasing new emergency room equipment at Day Kimball Hospital, and building a new fire house in the East Putnam Fire District, among others.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing on the fiscal year 2017 budget request for the Navy and Marine Corps. As always, I look forward to the testimony of our distinguished panel of witnesses about the issues we will consider in this year’s budget for programs in our jurisdiction.

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SERJ GEUTSSOYAN, also known as “Anthony Kirk,” 33, of Santa Ana, Calif., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to conspiring to defraud homeowners across the United States who were seeking mortgage loan modifications

Yesterday, during a Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing at the Connecticut General Assembly, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) filed testimony on House Joint Resolution 25 (HJR 25), a Resolution Recognizing Blue Navy Veterans. HJR25 encourages the United States Congress to restore the presumption of service connection for Agent Orange exposure to “Blue Navy Veterans” who served in the coastal waters of Vietnam during the war.

Today, as a means of preventing the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan from spreading to Connecticut, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced new legislation to lower the cost to homeowners in Connecticut and around the country of cleaning up lead and other toxins in their homes. Murphy’s legislation, the Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act, provides homeowners with a maximum tax credit of $5,000 to pay for lead, radon, or asbestos abatement.

Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) celebrated the news that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $23.4 million dollars in funding to housing authorities across the State of Connecticut. Four areas in the 4th District received a total of $6,268,644 divided as follows:

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the federal government has certified Connecticut as having effectively ended homelessness among veterans. Just the second state in the nation to accomplish the milestone, Connecticut has implemented a comprehensive, unprecedented system to target homelessness among veterans.

Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) called on the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to take up bipartisan legislation which would authorize funding to care for Navy veterans who were exposed to the chemical herbicide known as ‘Agent Orange’.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that fifteen towns throughout Connecticut have been approved to receive funding under the state's Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), which assists smaller communities with infrastructure and capital improvement projects.  The grants announced today are the first of several rounds anticipated to be announced during this year.

he U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced an agreement with a group of Connecticut landlords to resolve allegations they discriminated against families with children. HUD reached the agreement with New Britain-based Green New Britain, LLC, and PBJ Management, and their on-site property manager for allegedly refusing to rent a two-bedroom apartment to a single mother and her two young children.

State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) announced Tuesday that as Connecticut begins the 2016 Regular Session tomorrow, broadband continues to be a competitive strength and significant bright spot in its growing economy. Following up to a recent report that found connection speeds in Connecticut were among the fastest in the world, a report recently released by the FCC also found that Connecticut’s download speeds were measured as the second fastest in the country.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is making dramatic new investments in affordable housing across the state, with several projects anticipated to receive nearly $78 million in state bond funding in an effort to help towns and cities foster economic growth, create livable communities, and attract businesses

Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven), Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven), Representative Toni Walker (D-New Haven), Rpresentative Juan Candelaria, Representative Robyn Porter (D-New Haven) and Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced the State Bond Commission is expected to approve $14.5 million grant-in-aid investment for the construction of the new “Q” House community center.